Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths
Nigeria
519,644 deaths
in 2024
Pakistan
329,205 deaths
in 2024
Nigeria rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
3rd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 519,644 deaths against 329,205 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 190,439 deaths.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 437,030 deaths | 339,501 deaths | 97,529 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 384,969 deaths | 380,405 deaths | 4,564 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 392,562 deaths | 501,623 deaths | 109,060 deaths | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 481,558 deaths | 529,521 deaths | 47,963 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 495,251 deaths | 468,838 deaths | 26,413 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 495,123 deaths | 426,363 deaths | 68,760 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 509,585 deaths | 346,690 deaths | 162,894 deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Nigeria, at 519,644 deaths against 329,205 deaths in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 190,439 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .